When you ask people, 'What's the opposite of fragile?,' they tend to say robust, resilient, adaptable, solid, strong. That's not it. The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder.
Nassim Nicholas TalebAntifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.
Nassim Nicholas TalebBankers, they're not harmed by their mistakes. They benefit when things go right, and the society pays the price.
Nassim Nicholas TalebBeing an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb